WiseTruth wrote:OutWest wrote:I have a daughter by my first wife who is with me now.(She is a dual US/Philippines citizen) She is young teen and growing fast. When she is older, a man who lays a hand on her will have made a very poor choice about his future health.
This attitude is similar to that of the feminist police state in the west. The real question is whether your daughter is well-behaved, respectful of men, and therefore worthy for marriage. The burden and responsibility are on her to conduct herself properly towards her husband.
First of all, it has NOTHING to do with the feminist police state, which I agree is a travesty. And yes, when my daughter is marriageable, she must love and respect her husband. But you have it only HALF right. You say the burden and responsibility would be on her to conduct herself responsibly towards her husband. That is only the beginning. As an extension of the family, tribe, and dynasty from which she comes, she would have full obligation to care. love and respect her husband as that is in fact the contract that the son-in-law has made as a new member of my larger family. His reasonable expectations to have a loving and respectful wife are tied directly to his place within the dynasty into which he has married. He would not have acquired some lost pet with witch he may do whatever he pleases. If my daughter's behavior towards her husband was disrespectful, the son-in-law would need to bring this difficulty to the attention of her family for correction. In the same way, if the son-in-law acts as a barbaric brute, he would experience the other side of that correction.
As you might imagine, the daughter in such a family structure is quite likely to be a good wife, and it is quite unlikely that a son-in-law accepted into such a family structure would be the type to behave as a crude brute.
I notice that you, unlike some others, do not simply posit some kind of personal insult because of my original post.
You engage further and comb it out. You are the wiser man in the bunch. You approach with respect even if you disagree and have thoughtful commentary to go with your disagreement. Those who simply fire up unprovoked personal attacks and insults without knowing where they are going, well they can expect the results and contempt they get.
Outwest